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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Reproductive Control Agents > Tocolytic Agents
Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Reproductive Control Agents > Tocolytic Agents

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Tocolytic Agents  

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  • Agent, Tocolytic
  • Tocolytic
  • Tocolytic Agent
  • Tocolytics

Note

  • note entry term TOCOLYTIC EFFECT: use only for the tocolytic effect of a chemical substance

Scope note

  • Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015149

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